Silas John - Week 18

We had a pretty "off" week.  We had some short naps, some long naps, some missed naps and even some early morning wake-ups.  His eating has also been sporadic.  Sometimes he acted like he was starving after two hours and other times he didn't want anything.  I went back and read about Amos when he was this age, and saw some of the same things.  When Amos was going through this, I kept trying to blame it on teething, but I've recently came across a book called "The Wonder Weeks" which explains that as babies are learning a "new" thing, they have a very fussy week (or weeks) while they figure it out.  This blog does a great job of explaining it if your interested.  But suffice it to say that Silas is in Wonder Week 19 which actually last from 14-22 weeks.  It may sound crazy to you, but looking back now, Amos went through this phase to a T.  At the end of the phase, they should be much better at grabbing toys, putting then in their mouths and sitting and responding to "Where's Daddy or Mommy."  I'm hoping we'll be coming out the other sound soon.  I'm learning that when everything seems "off" for no reason, its probably a Wonder Week.  We have 6 more to look forward to!

We still had fun despite the frustration.  Luckily, Silas' cranky wake time behavior just involves needing to change positions more often and a little more attention.  He's a pretty laid back dude.  We had Dad home on Tuesday due to some snow.  As I've already mentioned, Silas enjoyed watching the snow festivities from the window.

On Thursday, we had the play group over to our house and Priscilla and Silas spent some time chatting about being babies.  These two will be up and running around before we know it.

On Friday, Grandma and Grandpa and Granny came for a visit.  They couldn't believe how big he was getting.  While they were hear, Silas camped out in our closet in the pack and play.  Luckily he doesn't seem to mind where he's sleeping, as long as he is on his tummy.  We've dropped the swaddle at night now because I think he self-soothes better without it.  Grandma commented that she now knew what I meant when I said "crazy hair."  That's the best way to describe Silas' mop on top.  Grammie and Gramps and Uncle Jason and Aunt Audrey also came for a short visit on Saturday.  Audrey chose to enjoy Silas from afar after he spit up on her a few times.  My boys are spitters.

Silas' favorite thing this week was his hands or anything else he could get to his mouth.  And so it begins.

Here's Amos at the same age.

GUESS WHAT...

I'm 4 months old!  

I know,  I can barely believe it either!

A lot has happened this month.  Amos did lots of traveling.  He started the month by going to an Arts and Craft fair with me, then had his first camping experience, followed by a trip to Lebanon, and finished the month by celebrating Halloween at the Snow's house.

New tricks - he's got them.  He learned how to grab a hold of things and put them in his mouth.  Now that's where everything goes!  After a month of practice, he's a crazy good roller.  He also has this neat turtle swimming move he likes to whip out!  He no longer frowns all the time.  We can get him to smile without much effort!  Also, early in the month, he rediscovered his voice!  I love hearing him talk!  He does a pretty good job at sitting in his boppy!  Sometimes his abs give out on him, and he heads for a slow face plant.  We also caught him, leaning against his exesaucer, completely supporting his own weight.

One of his most recent developments is laughing out loud.  The other night he carried on for a good 5 minutes just laughing.  (The video is posted here.)  He is also growling! Ha ha!  It mainly happens in the mornings, but it cracks us up!  And in an effort to offset his crazy rolling, Amos got some practice sleeping on his back.  The week started a little rough, but by Wednesday, he could go to sleep with minimal fuss and sleep for at least 45 minutes on his back.  He would then wake and fight sleep on and off for the rest of the night.  But 45 minutes is something!  He's now back to tummy sleeping, because he sleeps so much better that way!

He's still a good eater and nighttime sleeper!  That makes my life a lot easier!  This month has been a ton of fun!  I can't wait to see what happens next month.  The best is yet to come!